A north-east student who whose university studies were thrown into chaos when his laptop – containing his dissertation – was stolen has been granted an extension.

Mark Johnston from Peterhead has been without his Macbook since it was taken from the Sir Duncan Rice Library last month.

The device contained the 22-year-old Robert Gordon University student’s 10,000 word thesis, which is a vital part of his mechanical engineering degree.

He was dismayed to see it lost after his disastrous visit to Aberdeen University, but charitable further education bosses have decided to give Mr Johnston more time to complete his final piece of coursework.